The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced that resident doctors (formerly known as junior doctors) will take strike action from 07:00 on Wednesday 17 December until 07:00 on Monday 22 December 2025.

On Saturday 6 December, Christmas lights were switched on by Julia Lopez MP at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub in Havering as the local community gathered in celebration of the hub’s first anniversary as a transformative ‘one-stop-shop' in the NHS.

NELFT is proud to announce the launch of its 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Assessment Hub, providing a safe, welcoming space for residents across north east London in urgent mental health crisis. The hub offers immediate access to professional and lived experience support and serves as an alternative to attending local accident and emergency departments.

Two NELFT teams, the Thurrock Frailty Team and the Pharmacy Team, were proud to attend the prestigious Nursing Times Awards 2025 for their innovative project, 'Collaborative Care: Enhancing Frailty Management through Nurse-Pharmacist Partnerships.'

Free NHS vaccines are the best way to protect yourself and your family this winter. They help keep you healthy and reduce your chances of becoming seriously ill or needing hospital care.

We’re proud to share that the NELFT Barking and Dagenham Community Learning Disabilities Team, working in partnership with the GP Federation and our valued VCSE partners, has been Highly Commended by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) in the Collaborative Project of the Year Award.

NELFT’s pioneering community partnership mental health work has been highly commended at the 2025 HSJ Awards in the NHS Race Equality Award category, recognising the organisation’s commitment to reducing health inequalities and transforming how services connect with local communities.

The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced that resident doctors (formerly known as junior doctors) will take strike action from 07:00 on Friday 14 November until 07:00 on Wednesday 19 November 2025.

My journey hasn’t been as straightforward as most. I live with multiple long-term health conditions, including dystonia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (a genetic connective tissue disorder), scoliosis (a curved spine), and the after-effects of cancer. These challenges have made my career and life more complicated at times, but they’ve also shaped who I am as a nurse and as a person.

I am an Occupational Therapist, and my Carer’s Champion role sits alongside my clinical practice. The Carer’s Champion role is open to anyone within the team, both clinical and non-clinical staff. We’ve been supported in developing this role by Tarek Seeraullee, Havering Carers Lead for NELFT, whose expertise, advocacy for carers’ rights, and ongoing guidance have been invaluable.

The launch of the Relational Care Faculty in November last year has sparked conversations about how we can build compassionate mental health systems, and how we can make sure they are a key part of our day-to-day practice, both in the way we interact with our staff and our patients.   

Twelve years ago, Ruby Chott was running a successful business in Chigwell, Essex. When her daughter experienced a mental health crisis at university, Ruby started her own journey in mental healthcare and eventually her curiosity led her to peer support work.

The NELFT LGBTQ+ staff network has welcomed a new Vice Chair, Anne Bohl-Gorny.

Anne is a psychologist working with young people in our eating disorders service. Anna shares her perspective working with the network: "I am really excited to be appointed Vice Chair of the LGBTQ+ network. It’s a perfect puzzle piece complementing my clinical work as a psychologist: I try to work in an affirmative approach, and I hope to now also have an impact on a more operational and network level.  

Lesley Finlayson ’s commitment to community service began early back in 1990, when she was elected as a local councillor, a role she dedicated herself to for 16 years.   

ELFT and NELFT Boards came together last month to explore how we can thrive during challenging times and emerge with better quality of care and outcomes for patients.

Irina start ed getting support from Havering Emotional Support Team (HEST) when her son Bogdan started experiencing emotional difficulties at 5 years old.